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Shrines of Gaiety
by Kate Atkinson
Enormously entertaining, like all of Kate Atkinson's books. Atkinson's writing is deliciously witty, studded with brutally honest observations that reveal character's inner motivations and foibles. She is fun to read, no matter what the subject or plot.
This book capture a place and age--London, 1926--with all the post-war fatigue and desperate longing to return to 'normal,' hard to do after a devastating war that killed off or damaged a generation. Everyone's looking to have a good time, because they now know that the next disaster might be just around the corner. And Nellie Coker deftly takes advantage of that. The plot is clever, as characters come together in unexpected ways, and you're not really sure who the truly bad guys are, plot-wise, until near the end, when Atkinson ties up a lot of loose ends in unexpected ways.
I spent the whole day chuckling and turning pages. The chapter titles are even part of the fun.
This book capture a place and age--London, 1926--with all the post-war fatigue and desperate longing to return to 'normal,' hard to do after a devastating war that killed off or damaged a generation. Everyone's looking to have a good time, because they now know that the next disaster might be just around the corner. And Nellie Coker deftly takes advantage of that. The plot is clever, as characters come together in unexpected ways, and you're not really sure who the truly bad guys are, plot-wise, until near the end, when Atkinson ties up a lot of loose ends in unexpected ways.
I spent the whole day chuckling and turning pages. The chapter titles are even part of the fun.